3D modeller

Occupation · ISCO 2166what the job is

Design and Technology, Art and Design and Computer Science at A level, then a Level 6 apprenticeship or a degree.

Closest route from school
Level 6

the nearest apprenticeship standard, a bachelor’s degree · 4 standards and 10 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Level 6 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.

At school · Years 9–13

Which subjects build towards it?

10GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; A level Design and Technology is the closest

Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.

DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today

Design and Technology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: specialist tool, production scale, casting, prototype.

All subjects and shared ideas10
SubjectMatchShared ideas
A level Design and Technology1.00specialist tool, production scale, casting, prototype, moulding
GCSE Art and Design0.74colour, prototyping, textile design, material, technique
A level Computer Science0.52modelling, documentation, data structure, computer programming
GCSE Design and Technology0.49model, specialist tool, prototype, design brief, material property
A level Business Studies0.49strategy implementation, organisational change, motivation, market, quality
GCSE Mathematics0.28proportion, distribution, sampling
A level Film Studies0.26cinematography, composition
GCSE Physics0.23light, colour
A level Music0.23texture, composition
GCSE Music0.23texture, composition
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

4Skills England standards match this job

Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.

Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Design and Technology, Art and Design and Computer Science, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.

Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.

DfE subject entries

ESCO · 2166

What the job is

3D modellers design 3D models of objects, virtual environments, layouts, characters, and 3D virtual animated agents.

Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.

This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.